diff --git a/mocha-suv/common/libexec/mocha-suv b/mocha-suv/common/libexec/mocha-suv
index 953f9bc..f74917f 100755
--- a/mocha-suv/common/libexec/mocha-suv
+++ b/mocha-suv/common/libexec/mocha-suv
@@ -78,12 +78,15 @@ elif [ "$1" == "delete" ]; then
 elif [ "$1" == "new" ]; then
 
 	cd $VAGRANT_MOCHADIR
-	
+
+	BGS=""
 	if [ "$2" == "--transient" ]; then
-		./provision --transient
-	else
-		./provision
+		BGS="$BGS --transient"
 	fi
+	if [ "$2" == "--unattended" ]; then
+		BGS="$BGS --unattended"
+	fi
+	./provision $BGS
 
 else
 	echo "usage: mocha suv new [--transient] | (up|down|shell|delete MACHINENAME) | list"
diff --git a/mocha-suv/provision b/mocha-suv/provision
index 635987c..803b993 100755
--- a/mocha-suv/provision
+++ b/mocha-suv/provision
@@ -15,16 +15,22 @@ SUV_IP_LAST=$(shuf -i 10-200 -n 1)
 SUV_IP=$SUV_IP_PREFIX.$SUV_IP_FIRST.$SUV_IP_LAST
 
 SUV_ALWAYS_PROVISION="false"
+SUV_UNATTENDED="false"
 
 if [ "$1" == "--transient" ]; then
 	shift
-	
+
 	SUV_ALWAYS_PROVISION="true"
 	echo "initializing new TRANSIENT Mocha SUV with id $SUV_NAME"
 else
 	echo "initializing new PERSISTENT Mocha SUV with id $SUV_NAME"
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" == "--unattended" ]; then
+        SUV_UNATTENDED="true"
+        shift
+fi
+
 SUV_TEMPLATE="default"
 if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
 
@@ -61,12 +67,14 @@ ln -s ../../../mocha-php/mocha-php/src/mocha-php ./site
 ln -s ../../../mocha-common/mocha-common/data/libraries/yaml ./libraries
 ln -s ../../../mocha-common/mocha-common/data/uploads ./uploads
 
-echo "enter sudo password to add entry to /etc/hosts if desired"
-
 SUV_DNS=""
-echo "$SUV_IP $SUV_NAME$SUV_DOMAINNAME" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
-if [ $? == "0" ]; then
-	SUV_DNS="$SUV_NAME$SUV_DOMAINNAME"
+
+if [ "$SUV_UNATTENDED" == "false" ]; then
+	echo "enter sudo password to add entry to /etc/hosts if desired"
+	echo "$SUV_IP $SUV_NAME$SUV_DOMAINNAME" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+	if [ $? == "0" ]; then
+		SUV_DNS="$SUV_NAME$SUV_DOMAINNAME"
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$SUV_DNS" != "" ]; then 
@@ -79,3 +87,8 @@ sed -i -e "s/@@MOCHA_SUV_ID@@/$SUV_NAME/" -e "s/@@MOCHA_SUV_ADDRESS@@/$SUV_IP/"
 
 vagrant up
 
+if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
+        rm -rf ../$SUV_NAME
+
+        exit 127
+fi